About Cookies
“Cookies” are pieces of code ( a small file) that a website transfers to your hard drive to store and sometimes track information about you. Cookies are common and won’t do anything to harm your system – they simply store or gather information. They help that you are visiting to function properly for you.
When you visit websites the cookies asks permission to be placed on your computer’s hard drive. Once you agree, the file is added and the cookie helps analyse web traffic or lets you know when you visit a particular site. Cookies allow web applications to respond to you as an individual. The web application can tailor its operations to your needs, likes and dislikes by gathering and remembering information about your preferences.
Cookies are specific to the server that created them and cannot be accessed by other servers, which means they cannot be used to track your movements around the web. Although they can be used to store information which may identify a user’s computer, cookies do not personally identify users and passwords and credit card information are not stored in cookies.
Cookies on Central Bullion Websites
When you visit Central Bullion websites we may collect information about your computer including, where available, your IP address, operating system and browser type for system administration as part of our audit trail process. Most web browsers automatically accept cookies, but if you prefer, you can change your browser to prevent that. You are not obliged to accept cookies and you can adjust your browser’s setting to prevent it from accepting cookies on your computer – go to www.allaboutcookies.org for instructions on how to disable cookies. However, you may not be able to use our sites fully.
We use traffic log cookies to identify which pages are being used. This helps us analyse data about web page traffic and improve our website in order to tailor it to customer needs. We only use this information for statistical analysis purposes and then the data is removed from the system.
Overall, cookies help us provide you with a better website, by enabling us to monitor which pages you find useful and which you do not. A cookie in no way gives us access to your computer or any information about you, other than the data you choose to share with us.
Cookie Notices
Most websites that you visit will display a cookie notice when you first visit, which gives you options to choose and control your own settings. However when you revisit the website without clearing your cache you may not be displayed the option to adjust your cookie settings.
On Central Bullion websites you will see a cookie icon in the bottom left corner and if you click it you will see and be able to adjust your cookie settings.
Our Website uses Per-Session cookies. We only use these whilst you are visiting our website and they are deleted when you leave. They remember you as you move between pages, for example recording the items you add to an online shopping basket or your prescription list. They also help maintain security.
Google Analytics
Our Websites also uses Google Analytics cookies, to find out how people find our site, what content they look at and to gather customer journey information across our site to understand how people use the site and where we can improve it. We also use Google Analytics to collect aggregated statistics to describe traffic patterns, usage and other site information to prospective partners, suppliers, medical researchers, sponsors, investors and other reputable third parties and for other lawful purposes, but these statistics will include no personally identifying information.